Shinshū, Matsushiro-chō

Numazu: Latticework Tile Wall from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido

Japanese Color Woodblock Print 

Shinshū, Matsushiro-chō

by Sekino Jun'ichirō, 1983

Numazu: Latticework Tile Wall from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido


IHL Cat. #1473

About This Print

Two travelers walking through the town of Matsushiro-chō in Shinshū (modern-day Nagano Prefecture.) This print along with another print, Mitarai Inland Sea Port (Shimozima Ôsaki) 瀬戸内海御手洗港(大崎下島), were bundled (each in its own separate folder) with the artist's book titled Kaidō kōryo, Sekino Jun'ichirō gabunshū (Travels Along Highways: Illustrations and Text by Sekino Jun'ichirō), published by Bijutsu Shuppansha in 1983.


Print Details
 IHL Catalog #1473
 Title Shinshū Matsushiro-chō - 信州松代町 
 (untitled on print)
 Series 
 Artist 
 Sekino Jun’ichirō (1914 - 1988)
 Signature 
 Jun. Sekino in pencil
 Seal
Jun seal
 Publication Date 1983
 Edition 127/250 
 Publisher possibly Bijutsu Shuppansha the publisher of the book Kaidō kōryo, Sekino Jun'ichirō gabunshū which this print was bundled with.
 Carver printed by one of the artist's studio printers
 Printer unknown
 Impression excellent
 Colors excellent
 Condition excellent - minor tape remnants 3 places verso
 Genre sosaku hanga (creative print)
 Miscellaneous

 Format oban
 H x W Paper 11 x 15 15/16 in (27.9 x 40.5 cm)
 H x W Image 9 13/16 x 14 7/16 in. (24.9 x 36.7 cm)
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